How to arrive

Come by plane

Airport - Skopje International airport

Skopje International Airport is Skopjes only international airport and located 21 km east of the city center in Petrovec Municipality. Unfortunately, there is no public transport from the airport to the city center. This means that you are at the mercy of the taxi drivers or a shuttle service. Many hotels offer a pickup service from the airport, so check to see if it is possible to arrange this through your hotel. If you do take a taxi, be certain that it is a taxi with an official sign.

 

Address:    Skopje International Airport, Skopje

Phone:    +389 231 48 333

Website:    http://skp.airports.com.mk/

 

Direct flight destination

BRUSSELS Charleroi, DORTMUND, DUSSELDORF, FRANKFURT, MUNICH Memmingen, EINDHOVEN, GOTHENBURG Saeve, MALMO, STOCKHOLM Skavsta, DUBAI, LONDON Luton, COLOGNE, VIENNA, PARIS Beauvais, MILAN Bergamo, VENICE Treviso, ROME, BASEL Mulhouse, ZURICH, Belgrade, ISTANBUL, LJUBLJANA, ZAGREB

AIRLINES

Come by bus

There are two main bus stations in Skopje, the New Intercity Bus Station (Nova Avtobuska Stanica) and the Kale Bus Station. Inner city and suburban buses and have various stops throughout the city.

 

International Bus lines

 

Address:    Nikola Karev No.20, Skopje

Phone:    +389 2 313 2466

Website:    www.sas.com.mk

Come by train

Macedonia has a well developed railroad system. It is connected to Kosovo and Serbia in the north, and to Greece in the south. All domestic lines are operated by Macedonian Railways (Makedonski Železnici, MŽ). The main station is in Skopje.

The principal line, and the route most visitors will travel, is the north/south rail link between Belgrade (Beograd in Serbian) and Thessaloniki in Greece, stopping off in Skopje, capital of FYR Macedonia with a population of 600,000.

 

Major domestic links from Skopje

  • to Tetovo, Gostivar and Kicevo in the west
  • to Volkovo in the northwest
  • to Kumanovo and Tabanovci in the north
  • to Sveti Nikole, Štip, and Kocani in the east
  • to Veles, Negotino and Gevgelija in the south - southeast
  • to Bogomila, Prilep and Bitola in the southwest.

The main north - south line from Niš in Serbia to the port of Thessaloniki in Greece on the Aegean Sea (Corridor X), passes through Kumanovo, Skopje, Zelenikovo, Veles, Negotino, Demir Kapija, Miravci and Gevgelija.

Intercity trains link Kumanovo, Skopje, Zelenikovo, Veles, Negotino (Kavadarci), Demir Kapija, Miravci (Valandovo) and Gevgelija (Bogdanci) with Serbia and Greece.

Visit the national railway company:  http://www.mzi.mk/en/index.php

Bikes are allowed on certain trains. You'll need to buy a bike ticket in advance.

Come by car

The international highway E-75 runs north-south from Serbia to Greece, bisecting Macedonia. This is the most common route for overland tourists to take for entering Macedonia. There are also good roads connecting the country with Bulgaria to the east and Albania to the west.